Professional love at first sight: Novadev and Le Regard Libre present...

... a proud achievement that took many months to complete: the new Regard Libre, online since Thursday 1^er September. Our new platform is comprehensive, clear... and classy, designed by no less a company: Novadev. This is the story of a passionate collaboration, which also gave birth to a mobile application.

On the one hand, a think tank; on the other, a mobile and Web development company. Two different worlds. But add to that the fact that Le Regard Libre like Novadev are adventures led by young, quality-oriented people who don't count their hours and who are fuelled by passion, and you have the ingredients for a possible partnership. What's more, both entities are headquartered in the Jura Arc, which makes it easier to meet and reinforces the sense of a hypothetical collaboration.

A shared vision from the very first meeting

It was love at first sight when we met for the first time in Neuchâtel. A shared vision of what the new Regard Libre animated my words and the models presented to me by Web developer Sébastien Lapaire, co-founder of Novadev Sàrl. The history of the company - founded by a group of enthusiasts who had taken evening classes during their professional training to perfect other facets of what would gradually become their business - reminded me of the volunteer flame on which everything rests. Le Regard Libre.

The idea of working together seemed pretty obvious to me. I had other agencies on my list that theoretically matched our criteria. But when it comes down to it... well, you know what I mean. Opportunities like this don't come along very often, and we'd be foolish not to seize them. The fact that we agreed from the outset on the general idea of the site, both visually and in terms of functionality, made what followed both more efficient and more interesting. We were able to focus on every detail, perfecting every nook and cranny of the site - as well as the application, as this is one of Novadev's specialties.

By putting the reader's experience at the heart of our thinking, we've come up with a platform that's highly interactive, yet sober. Visit digital kiosk, an important page of the new site to discover from this 1^er September, is a good example of this shared commitment. And the talent of our partners in terms of graphic design and IT. On leregardlibre.com, but also on the Le Regard Libre smartphone app (available only on Android for the moment, and very soon on iOS). Above all, please be uncompromising: we'll take every suggestion for improvement.

Write to the author: jonas.follonier@leregardlibre.com

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